Sabine emitted an uneasy laugh and ran a hand through her hair nervously. "We have been taking breaks," Sabine assured, "And we did stop to eat lunch. We've just been experimenting. It hurt a bit the first few times, but not any more." Sabine curled her lips and thought to herself, but she did not come up with any immediate questions for Meesei regarding the act itself. She actually felt simply like rejoining Peiter.

However, there was one thing that Sabine thought a little strange and kept her around. "If I think of anything, I will ask you, but...Meesei, you have spoken to me about uncomfortable things before, but you were never frightened. Or, you did not sound like it. Why are you nervous about mating?"

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When Bheja mentioned his father's punishments, Tzirret winced and sucked in a breath in sympathy. His wince turned into a look of surprise when M'ibasa ambushed Ma'tanza from under the water. Tzirret paddled back, out of the way of the splashing. He actually managed to chuckle at the rough housing, as it was obvious they were having fun, but the magic Ma'tanza weaved actually made him curious.

Tzirret stood up as well and stepped up, leaning to one side to see the frozen form of M'ibasa. [i]"You made him freeze? That is amazing..."[/i] Tzirret commented, before curling his mouth into a smile as the spell wore off. [i]"Is this a common thing you do to your brother, Ma'tanza?"[/i]

At this point, Tzirret was actually starting to relax. He had a paranoia that if he opened up too much, he would say something stupid and be ostracised, but thankfully he had not had too many opportunities to do so. It also helped that he was not getting picked on, but these people were not aware of the full extent of his anxiety, it seemed.